bogstandard

I am just trying to resurrect the Skype contact scheme, and bring it to new members attention.

It really is a great way to get to know people, and also to solve a technical issue where you might be embarrassed to display it on the site, or can't describe it in text. One to one is usually a better way than trying to understand it in a posting.

It seems that after the initial flurry, it is dying a slow death, and people can't be bothered and very rarely have it switched on.

I have also noticed that a lot of people have their computers and Skype on permanently. There is a setting in Skype that detects if you are using your comp or not. Go to tools, then general settings, it would be a good idea if you could set that up so that after say non use for for 5 or 10 mins, it shows that you are away. When I am up and about late at night, and see that my Skype contacts are online, I don't know whether to call or not, as I might wake someone up from their beauty sleep.

I have a problem in the early hours, when I am up and about a lot, to stop my wife being disturbed by the ringtone, my computer speakers are turned off, and I can't hear the ringtone if I am in the other room. So if you want to call, just send a text, and if I am available I will usually call you straight back. It might show that I am away, but it is worth trying.

So lets get the people on here talking again, it costs you nothing other than a bit of cheap equipment (if you read this topic from the start, it descibes what is needed), and if you don't mind talking to an overweight lathe jockey, with no teeth, and a fag and coffee permanently on the go, get calling.

yep a bit on the bbc site as well http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12064394 there saying it's continuing I had to use it a 4.30 am this morning and as soon as I loged in it updated again,took ages and I was in a rush to go to bed.very poor audio when I got loged in.

I too have been using Skype for a number of years and really like it. If MS kills it then they will be throughing 8.5 Billion out the window. My guess is that free will go away and we will have to pay to talk.

I kind of skimmed the thread, so I don't know if this has been covered yet. I don't need to look at most of the people I chat with, but I do like to look at their projects. I will show what I'm working on to people and they can ask me questions about it. This of course works both ways. It has helped to solve many problems.

Was a long term user until my younger Brother passed away as we always kept in contact. Still have it to make long distance & international calls as its way cheaper than landline charges and if my friends have webcams even better I'l try to remember to fire it up when online and see what happens.Skype name blue_hills picked as it matches the colours the Flinders Ranges go through during the day & evening though getting hard to see with the buildings now getting in the way.Pete

hi and all respect You guys can chat all you want using Skype, but I think you get yourselves in a big time of trouble,…

because guys like me, “the newbie’s” will have the great opportunity, just aim the camera over the machine and call any of you online ask “what are we doing wrong?” or “how to use a parting tool” etc. Nice, really! Or maybe you will want to see real time to diagnose the problem, or better yet show “how to do it”… as long as you are available, we will keep bothering you.